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I concur! William Wyon’s St George and the Dragon rendition is a more powerful depiction than Benedetto Pistrucci’s.

Yes, you are correct. The .375 fine Au is 9 carat gold and the .925 fine Ag is Sterling silver.

The 1990 RM issue of Pistrucci’s Waterloo Medal came in gold, silver and bronze. The medals are 64 mm in diameter. Gold version is 189 grams (.375 fine or 70.875 grams of pure gold). Silver version is .925 fine.

You da man! Verily impressive collection. Kudos!

It’s a CZ 75B Cold War edition (hence the hammer & sickle and red star).

The other precious metal… to protect one’s $1M worth. 😎

I acquired in 1992 both a .925 silver (2500 max mintage) and an antiqued bronze (5000 max mintage) of the 1990 Royal Mint release of the Pistrucci Waterloo medal.

Quite a while. Started in 1984, slow. Picked up the pace late 80s to 2000. Slowed down, then to a trickle lately since retirement in 2012. The boating accident was discouraging but at least I left most of my guns at home! (LoL) 😎

I’ll start. The total melt value for my current gold, silver, platinum & palladium collection/stack is US$269,440.61 Care to share yours?

1985 struck China 1/10 troz Au Bao Yuan Vault Protector (10K max mintage)

Don’t have a picture of my set (and mine are not slabbed) but I found this on the Bay of E to show detailed pictures. https://www.ebay.com/itm/144977175686

Most probably. My favorite from the Pobjoy Mint is a 1995 Isle of Man proof set of 1/4 Bimetallic Au/Pt Angel and Noble. COA states 1 of 500.

1987 Isle of Man proof 1 Angel (with Papal Visit privy). 1 of 100 COA from Pobjoy Mint.

I acquired 1 of these during the 2013 release from the US Mint. The 2009 UHRDE is hands down the most beautiful and desirable coin from the US Mint (I have 4 of those acquired during the 2009 release).

Unable to check out Sovereign & Panda topics, but what could be sensitive in there?

It is best to buy locally at the best price you can get. No anxiety and worries while waiting on international shipping. Also, you get to examine the item or pick and choose from the inventory. With regards to sharing knowledge and information, I freely share any I’ve learned and gathered through the years. My pet peeve with TSF is limiting certain areas of discussion to paying members (not only buy & sell opportunities).

On the other end of the spectrum: One of best/modestly priced classic masterpiece coin - UHRDE https://www.usmint.gov/coins/coin-medal-programs/ultra-high-relief-double-eagle

1 troz Au BU 2024 UK £100 Britannia or BU 2024 UK £100 Britannia & Lady Liberty (bullion issue)

Prior to 2000, RM issued BU 5 Sovereign coins with a ‘U’ mint mark. Beginning year 2000, they issued BU 5 Sovereign coins with no ‘U’ mint mark (last they were done was with King Edward VII). The first 500 struck were sent to PCGS for grading along with their struck order. I have the 23rd & 56th struck 5 Sovereigns with MS69 grade. They did the same for first struck 2000 Sovereigns. Don’t own any but they are out there.

The US Mint $100 Au proof coin will have a 30.61 mm diameter. This collectible coin is sculpted in 24K Gold high relief, further highlighting the very special designs. The RM version is 32.69 mm in diameter (no mention of high relief). https://catalog.usmint.gov/liberty-and-britannia-2024-gold-coin-24YA.html?cm_mmc=ExactTarget-_-Campaign-_-20240120LibertyBritanniaCoinProgram-_-23RG_Img&utm_source=Campaign&utm_medium=EMAIL&utm_content=23RG_Img&utm_campaign=20240120LibertyBritanniaCoinProgram&cm_mmca1=Marketing&cm_mmca2=&cm_mmca3=&cc=LIBRI

The 2023 St Helena 5 Pound 1 troz Au looks a lot better and true to W Wyon’s St George & the dragon design. I would be interested in acquiring that in the secondary market at a more reasonable price.

Maybe a few at a time. Never all. 1/10 troz Bao Yuan Vault Protector 1855 Queen Victoria Sovereign & 1868 Queen Isabela II 4 Pesos with 3-legged Money Toad Gollum and his precious: 2009 5 Sovereigns

For British coinage, KC3 is obverse and Liberty/Britannia is reverse but it is the other way in the US. Your default obverse is the monarch (which the US fought to be free of) and our obverse is the side with Liberty on it. Clear as mud?

All US Mint coins have ‘Liberty’ on the obverse (and the year). Standard on all US coinage.